The list of shipwrecks in August 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1841 .
1 August [ edit ] 2 August [ edit ] 3 August [ edit ] 4 August [ edit ] 6 August [ edit ] 7 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1841 Ship State Description Ann United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the Sloyne. Her crew were rescued.[10] Josephine Hamburg The ship ran aground off Paterholm, in the Kalmar Strait and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Copenhagen , Denmark.[18] Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Clonea". She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Dungarvan , County Antrim .[10] She was refloated the next day.[19] Splendid United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Calipash Key, off the coast of Cuba . All on board were rescued.[20] Undaunted United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Seal Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . Her fifteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Halifax , Nova Scotia.[21] [22]
8 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1841 Ship State Description Goeland France The ship departed from Tampico , Mexico for Bordeaux , Gironde . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23]
9 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1841 Ship State Description Erie United States The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire in Lake Erie 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Silver Creek, New York with the loss of 175 lives. Twenty-nine survivors were rescued by the steamships Clinton and Lady (both United States ). Erie was taken in tow but consequently sank.[24] [25] Euphemia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Peniche, Portugal . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Lisbon , Portugal.[13] Jane United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Blackwater at Maldon, Essex . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Maldon.[26] Mathesis United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from London to Sydney , New South Wales . Mathesis put into Rio de Janeiro , Brazil for repairs. She arrived on 25 August.[27] Splendid United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Pines , Cuba . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool , Lancashire .[28] Vibelia United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Mayotte Islands. Her twenty crew were rescued by Uranie ( French Navy ). Vibelia was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Aden .[29] [30]
10 August [ edit ] 11 August [ edit ] 12 August [ edit ] 13 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1841 Ship State Description Alsen Norway The ship was in collision with Vernon and foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness , Kent , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes , Loire-Inférieure , France to Christiansand .[33] Eilcke Netherlands The ship was wrecked near Süderoog , Duchy of Holstein .[7] George United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Aberystwyth , Cardiganshire . She was later refloated.[32] Marmora United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Richmond, Virginia , United States.[21] Sveridge Herman Sweden The ship ran aground off Kåseborga and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Oulu , Grand Duchy of Finland to Lübeck .[18]
14 August [ edit ] 15 August [ edit ] 16 August [ edit ] 18 August [ edit ] 19 August [ edit ] 20 August [ edit ] 21 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1841 Ship State Description Mary Bain United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandhammaren , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London .[5] Mary Bain was refloated on 28 August.[38] Perseverance France The ship was wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda . She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[44] St. Mary United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Pentland Skerries . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America .[45] [46] Speculator New South Wales The brig was driven on shore on the south coast of Banks Peninsula , New Zealand with the loss of two of her crew. Six men belonging to a shore party drowned while attempting to rescue the crew of the Speculator and Transfer (qv ), which was driven on shore during the same storm.[47] [48] Transfer New South Wales The brig was driven on shore on the south coast of Banks Peninsula , New Zealand. All the crew were saved, but six members of a shore party drowned whilst attempting to save the crew of the Transfer and Speculator (qv ), which was driven on shore during the same storm.[47] [48]
22 August [ edit ] 23 August [ edit ] 24 August [ edit ] 25 August [ edit ] 26 August [ edit ] 28 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1841 Ship State Description Diana United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Lucipara Shoal. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London . She was refloated on 30 August and resumed her voyage.[62] Francis Jeffrey United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Swine Bottoms, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to a Baltic port.[5]
29 August [ edit ] 30 August [ edit ] 31 August [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1841 Ship State Description Argo United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Bawdsey, Suffolk . She was refloated on 13 August and taken into Harwich , Essex .[26] Canadian United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bude , Cornwall . She was refloated on 19 August.[16] Dolphin Sierra Leone The schooner was wrecked on Green Island, in the Rio Nuñez .[65] Intrupendte Ungaro Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia The polacca brig was abandoned in the Adriatic Sea on or before 6 August.[37] Jeune Marie Charlotte France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby , Yorkshire , United Kingdom before 13 August.[26] Laing United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles . She had been refloated by 17 August.[66] Lord Canterbury United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Round Point. she was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Bristol , Gloucestershire . Lord Canterbury was refloated on 16 August and taken into Bristol.[67] Marin France The ship was driven ashore near Kuressaare , Russia . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Saint Petersburg , Russia. Marin was refloated on 3 September and taken into Kuressaare.[68] Oberlin Russian Empire The ship ran aground on the Anholt Reef, in the Kattegat . She was on refloated and subsequently put into South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom , where she arrived on 21 August.[52] Overyssel Netherlands The ship foundered in the Strait of Bali before 3 August.[69] Paragon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River before 7 August. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta , India . Paragon was refloated on 8 August and completed her voyage.[70] Perseverant France The ship was wrecked on Castle Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba to a French port.[34] Sir F. B. Head United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Avon . She was refloated on 13 August and taken into the King Road.[26] Sisters United Kingdom The trow foundered in the Bristol Channel between Flat Holm and Steep Holm with the loss of four of the nine people on board. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater , Somerset to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[71]
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Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
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